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How to Mind Map in Seven Steps...

Take the time to learn how to Mind Map with these seven steps, and use the Mind Map principles to guide you.

Start in the centre of a blank page

Turn the page sideways

Your brain has more freedom to spread out in all directions

Use an Image or Picture for your central idea

An Image is worth a thousand words

It stimulates your imagination

It is more interesting

It keeps you focused

It helps you concentrate

Use Colours throughout

Colours are exciting to the brain

Colours add vibrancy and life to your Mind Map

Clours add energy to your creative thinking

Connect Main Branches to the central image

Connect second and third level branches

The brain works by association

The brain likes to link things together

Linking the branches creates structure

Make your lines curved

Straight lines are boring

Curved branches are attractive

Use One Key Word per line

Single Key Words give your Mind Map more power and flexibility

Each word or image creates its own associations and connections

Each Key Word is able to spark off new ideas and thoughts

Phrases dampen this triggering effect

Use Images throughout

Each image is worth a thousand words

10 images will give you 10 000 words!

Try to memorise these seven steps. Use the Mind Map overview of the seven steps to help you remember. I hope that you've noticed the inclusion of Mind Maps in our articles. This enables you to get used to seeing things in both a linear and Mind Map format and therefore allowing your brain to adjust without any effort on your part.

You are now armed with all the knowledge to do your first Mind Map using both words and images. If you want to, you can either review the principles and steps again, or go on to the next article and use the Mind Map example to create your first Mind Map.

Learning how to Mind Map with our short, easy articles and Mind Map examples will make you a Mind Map expert in no time.